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"An executive did assure me, however, that new models and new designs are under way, probably for release in 2013." If the point of that statement was to reduce FUD about the desktop Macs, it's the worst way of doing it I've ever heard. While ma…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Tallest Skil Because no one would buy them, as they wouldn't be powerful enough to do anything and iOS doesn't work on a desktop. The idea that all Apple products could run on ARM based proces…
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People who say products should be retired only because of sales volume should be careful of what they wish for. The entire Mac line has lower sales volume than the iOS line. Apple could throw an A6 (or future A7) processor into a mini desktop, all…
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Quote: Originally Posted by bbwi Ivy Bridge WILL be in the new Pros, it's better at voltage, has MUCH better thru put, supports more cores, and to that guy who said there is no Xeon version of Ivy Bridge he's wrong, too The new E3 X…
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Quote: Originally Posted by fyngyrz 8 cores? That's.... hopefully just the base configuration. I've had an 8-core machine for years now. I'm looking for 16 (or more) cores, not to mention more, faster RAM -- and drives. The …
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Quote: Originally Posted by Sensi So he should surrender to a smaller screen because a multi-billion dollar company deserves his ongoing support for this "bravery"? Hopefully it is sarcasm... Agreed although many of us probabl…
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Quote: Originally Posted by enzos The WWDC is presumably meant to focus on software development (?) Has Apple announced major hardware releases at WWDC before? Apple did in 1998. It wasn't available for imme…
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I too was surprised by the description of why the new Xeon CPUs are Sandy Bridge rather than Ivy Bridge. Intel hasn't kept it a secret that they concentrated on improving integrated graphics and reducing power consumption with Ivy Bridge. Those ar…
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Quote: Originally Posted by RBR Adoption of Thunderbolt would be nearly pointless if not adopted across the product line during refreshes. Actually from a profit perspective it is pointless to put a Thunderbolt port in a Mac Mini at this time.…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Mac-sochist I'll be very surprised if Leopard goes away when Snow Leopard debuts. In fact, the very small minority of changes in SL that are relevant to non-quad or octo-core machines will probaby be folded into Leopa…
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Never say never!
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Quote: Originally Posted by solipsism I predict they aren't doing that this time. If Intel drops the ball, then they have AMD to fall back on. Steve Jobs is smarter than to rely on AMD and you can bet there will at least be an internal build r…
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Quote: Originally Posted by bdkennedy1 While they might not support PPC with consumers I think they will support it internally. As we know from the Intel "surprise", Apple always keeps another processor platform handy in case a switch is needed.…
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Quote: Originally Posted by k2director Many of Snow Leopard's features wouldn't even apply to 3 and 4 and 5 year old Macs--for instance, Grand Central is designed to increase efficiency of multi-core Macs that use 4 cores *and beyond*. Only a han…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Messiah Can somebody please explain to me how the entry level MacBook Air can possibly be more expensive than the MacBook? How can REMOVING components ADD to the cost of the unit? My hunch is that Apple views the…
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Quote: Originally Posted by TednDi Now, if only Apple would have come out with a docking station featuring larger hard drive and perhaps some firewire and additional hard drive space. Apple filed a patent application for a Dock/Display earlier…
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I'm surprised there isn't more talk about the Apple Dock/Display patent application. The drawings clearly show what looks like an Air stuck in the side of a 20" display.
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Quote: Originally Posted by ncee - Monitors - Something "NEW" - ALL of the cool stuff we were hoping for Skip Apple faces a dilemma when they announce updates for current products at Macworld because customers delay their purchases. Note …
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Maybe it's because MacDock is still vaporware.
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One more thing, where's MacDock?